Sunday, January 1, 2017

I read a vast array of books this year. Most of them I really enjoyed. A few were meh. Here is my list:

Little Bee​ Chris Cleave

Maus I & II​ Art Spiegelman

Mercy​ Jodi Picoult

Eleanor & Park​ Rainbow Rowell

The Martian​ Andy Weir

Nectar in a Sieve​ Kamala Markandaya

Cinder Marissa Meyer

Scarlet Marissa Meyer

Cress​ Marissa Meyer

Everything I Never Told You​ Celeste Ng

Six Characters in Search of an Author Luigi Pirandello

Winter​ Marissa Meyer

Home: a Memoir of My Early Years Julie Andrews

Tell the Wolves I'm Home​ Carol Rifka Brunt

Fairest​ Marissa Meyer

The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein (reread)

Me Before You​ Jojo Moyes

Everland Wendy Spinale

Unbroken ​ Laura Hillenbrand

My Lady Jane Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

PS I Like You​ Kasie West

Love in the Time of CholeraGabriel García Márquez

Fangirl​ Rainbow Rowell

The CAP Equation, A Foolproof Formula for Success in Sales Jay Buzzello

A total of 24 novels and 1 book on sales. Many of them are young adult fiction, some tested my soul and some strengthened my love of reading beyond measure. I am not sure I can pick a favorite of the year, but I really enjoyed the Lunar Chronicles series and Tell the Wolves I'm Home.

Books bring me joy and center my life to be a bit more grounded. My reading subsided in the last few months with the hectic nature of a new career, but I am back and there will be more reading, because I love it.